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LOT 0504
Historic Collection of 591 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological and Other Subjects
1960S-1980S A.D.
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.32 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering ancient Egypt, Aswan, Karnak, Philae, Medinet, Step Pyramids, Nile birds and animals, boats, irrigation, Palestine, Damascus, Greece, Pompeii, Baalbek, Byblos, personal slides etc. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
FootnotesStephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988.
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LOT 0504
Historic Collection of 591 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological and Other Subjects
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
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Egyptian Carnelian Fly Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With detailing to wings and body, loop for suspension above the head. 0.33 grams, 12 mm
Ex H Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s.
Although flies might seem like mere nuisances, the ancient Egyptians admired them for their speed, agility, and persistence. Fly-shaped amulets, first appearing in Naqada II burials around 3200 B.C., became particularly popular during the New Kingdom and afterwards. Made from materials such as gold, silver, faience, lapis lazuli, and bone, they served apotropaic functions, protecting against bites and warding off pests. Some may have also symbolised fertility. Gold fly pendants were even awarded by pharaohs to honour soldiers’ bravery and tenacity. -
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved in the round with longitudinal piercing, ellipsoid base. 12.8 grams, 30 mm
Ex early 20th century collection. -
Egyptian Mixed Scarab Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £780
Stone plaque with raised relief depictions of the Apis bull and a falcon deity beneath; a mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids, most bearing text or motifs on the underside, including: a rope border enclosing the head of a lion wearing a sun disc and uraeus; a plain gold scaraboid; a line border enclosing the throne name of Amenhotep III (neb-maat-Re); an indeterminate standing figure; a central hes- vase flanked by rearing cobras; a group of hieroglyphs, perhaps a slightly incorrect spelling of the throne name of Amenhotep II (akheperu-Re); and a group of four hieroglyphs. 36.9 grams total, 14-35 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
